Nigeria records major gains in food security and agricultural output — Agriculture Ministry
Written by S David Prince
Nigerian commercial banks are shunning the N50 billion Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme, raising fresh concerns about farm financing and food security as the planting season advances
Written by S David Prince
At the AfDB’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, a civil society coalition called on the Bank to end funding for factory farming and prioritise agroecological, community-led food systems across Africa.
Written by S David Prince
NASS, Agricultural Institutions Unite Over Food Security, Research Funding Crisis The National Assembly and Nigeria’s agricultural research institutions have agreed to strengthen collaboration on food security, legislative reform, and research funding , a partnership they say is long overdue. The Senate Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions announced the agreement at a press conference held … Continue reading “NASS, Agricultural Institutions Unite Over Food Security, Research Funding Crisis”
Written by S David Prince
The AfDB’s African Economic Outlook 2026, released at the Brazzaville Annual Meetings, highlights Africa’s multi-trillion-naira agriculture financing gap and the reforms needed to close it, with direct consequences for Nigeria’s food security.
Written by S David Prince
Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang has banned night grazing and mining activities, ordering all mining to stop by 5:00 p.m. daily, following deadly attacks on farming communities in Barkin Ladi.
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Jigawa State has rolled out one of Nigeria’s most comprehensive farm mechanization programmes, deploying 300 tractors, 60 combined harvesters, and digital booking infrastructure across 60 service centres statewide, as the state targets 3.6 million metric tonnes of rice annually by 2030.
Written by S David Prince
The Federal Government plans to develop 417 grazing reserves nationwide as Dr. Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, urges pastoralists to abandon open grazing and adopt ranching, citing climate change, population growth and land scarcity as making nomadic herding no longer viable.
Written by S David Prince
About 90 per cent of Nigeria’s commercial banks refuse to lend to agriculture despite a government guarantee scheme covering 75 per cent of loan defaults, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria has warned, as the CBN acknowledges agriculture receives less than five per cent of total bank lending.
Written by S David Prince
The Kano State House of Assembly has raised the alarm over a Tuta Absoluta pest outbreak ravaging tomato farms across ten local government areas, threatening to deepen Nigeria’s already severe tomato shortage and push prices even higher
